[Membroj] LL Zamenhof, with the goo-goo-googly eyes

[Ralph Dumain]

I'm still reviewing Internet article on the Zamenhof-tago, one of 
biggest Esperanto highs I've ever had (on an otherwise godawful 
day).  Most of the news items are about Google featuring the 
Esperanto flag. There are a number of news items concerning the 
exploitation of the Zamenhof doodle to disseminate malware, e.g. . . .

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/16/google_doodle_scareware/>Google 
Doodle poisoned by scareware slingers
How do you say ne'er do wells in Esperanto?
By John Leyden, 16th December 2009

<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184800/rogue_antivirus_lurks_behind_google_doodle_searches.html>Rogue 
Antivirus Lurks Behind Google Doodle Searches
By Robert McMillan, PC World, December 16, 2009

There are some news reports that don't focus on google, such as 
celebrations in Poland:

<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tc-nw-briefs-1215-12162dec16,0,1656635.story>For 
one day, Esperanto is the word on the street
Chicago Tribune, December 16, 2009

<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jyvStqVP5SV8_bi_KioZXa4LtntAD9CJS5981>Europe 
marks 150th birthday of Esperanto creator
By Monika Scislowska (AP)

One article has a particular historical slant, i.e. the persecution 
of Esperantists, with text from a book that treats the subject in detail:

<http://www.who2.com/blog/2009/12/murdered-for-speaking-esperanto.html>Murdered 
for Speaking Esperanto
Mr. Holznagel, Who2, December 15, 2009

There are numerous other blogs and announcements. The reader 
commentaries also very. The Washington Examiner is distinguished by 
the most vicious readers' comments--right-wing and anti-semitic--I've 
yet seen. Thank you Washington:

http://www.examiner.com/x-22639-Google-Trends-Examiner~y2009m12d15-Green-flag-with-green-star-What-flag-is-on-Google

There is also much resentment concerning the omissions of the Bill of 
Rights day--among the same sort of people, curiously. This is not the 
150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, last time I looked. I don't 
recall any constitutional amendments passed in 1859. The biggest blow 
struck for freedom that year was John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, 
which began Oct. 16.

Once again, here's my web page in progress:

150th Birthday of L. L. Zamenhof, Creator of Esperanto
15 December 2009
http://www.autodidactproject.org/esperanto2010/zamenhoftago.html

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